BELO HORIZONTE. Cruzeiro and Bragantino didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes who was helped by Luanderson Lima dos Santos and Luiz Claudio Regazzone. The 4th official was Murilo Francisco Misson Junior. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 29.17 degrees Celsius or 84.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 72 Attack 116
- 62 Dangerous attack 35
- 76 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Cruzeiro was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Bragantino that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cruzeiro was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cruzeiro to win the match.
Cruzeiro shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Bragantino shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Cruzeiro received 1 yellow card (Rafael Elias). Talking about the opposition, Bragantino received 5 yellow cards (Juninho Capixaba, Matheus Gonçalves, Alerrandro, Thiago Borbas and Vitinho).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Cruzeiro will have 26 points like Corinthians and Internacional to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Bragantino will have 36 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Cruzeiro will host Athletico PR on the 24th of November with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Athletico PR (12 draws).
Bragantino will play away agasint Vasco da Gama on the 2nd of December with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Vasco da Gama (7 draws).
Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro
61'
47'
Cruzeiro adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fernando Seabra decided to play with the following team: Rafael Cabral , William , Neris , Luciano Castán , Marlon , Matheus Jussa , Lucas Silva , Arthur Gomes , Mateus Vital , Bruno Rodrigues and Rafael Elias .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Oliveira, Nikão, Wesley , Kaiki, Fernando Henrique, Ian Luccas , Filipe Machado , H. Palacios, Paulo Vitor, João Marcelo, Anderson and Gilberto.
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 4 changes: Mateus Vital for Filipe Machado (61′), Lucas Silva for Ian Luccas (74′), Rafael Elias for Wesley (74′) and Arthur Gomes for Nikão (87′).
Best player: William
The player that probably impressed the most for Cruzeiro was William.
His rating is with 27 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Bragantino – Formation
Bragantino
Also Bragantino adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Pedro Miguel Faria Caixinha played with: Cleiton , Aderlan , Leonardo Realpe , Léo Ortiz , Luan Cândido , Jadsom , Matheus Fernandes , Helinho , Lucas Evangelista , Vitinho and Thiago Borbas .
They had on the bench: Alerrandro , Maycon Cleiton, Yani Quintero , Talisson, Gustavinho, Matheus Gonçalves , Sorriso , Juninho Capixaba , Guilherme Lopes, Ignacio Laquintana, Andrés Hurtado and Lucas Rafael Goncalves da Silva.
Substitutions
Bragantino made 5 changes: Lucas Evangelista for Juninho Capixaba (46′), Helinho for Matheus Gonçalves (65′), Jadsom for Yani Quintero (74′), Thiago Borbas for Alerrandro (46′) and Vitinho for Sorriso (46′).
Best player: Matheus Fernandes
The most impressive player for Bragantino was Matheus Fernandes.
His rating is with 33 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cruzeiro – Bragantino – 0-0
- América Mineiro – Santos – 2-0
- Bahia – Vasco da Gama – 1-1
- Grêmio – Cuiabá – 2-0
- Corinthians – Palmeiras – 0-0
- Botafogo – Flamengo – 1-2
- Fluminense – Fortaleza – 1-0
